DB Technologies - Sub 12

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Steve LeBlanc

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http://www.dbtechnologies.com/mod_produkte.cfm?pid=109&pgid=1&pugid=39&psugid=0

Anyone have experience with these? I'm told that they are basically an RCF box (note: made in Italy)...

Main Specs
12" Active-subwoofer
MT-Amp 400 W/RMS
40 – 150 Hz (±3 dB)
Max. SPL 127dB
Active stereo frequency softening 24 dB/oct. @ 100 Hz
2 x Neutrik Combo Input
2 x XLR Parallel-Out
2 x XLR X-Over-Out
Phase reverse switch
Dynamic soft-clip limiter
Weight: only 23kg/ 50 lbs

I can get them at a ridiculous price (cheaper than another 705AS, or the 902AS or the TTS12A)...Looking to get 2 and use them (coupled) with my 310A's...

Thoughts on whether they can keep up with a single RCF 705AS

800 Watt amplification
130 dB max spl
15" woofer, high power 3" voice coil
Xover selector, phase switch and high pass outputs
40 Hz response down

I'm looking to go smaller, lighter.....Thoughts?
 
As mentioned in your PM, the one I demo'd was rattling. You'd figure that if it was dropped off by the rep as a demo that it would be in good working order... The splatter finish was awesome, one of the best I've seen. Would two keep up with a single 705? Sorry, I don't know the answer to that one. I know the RCF is bigger and heavier but I think going with two of the Sub 12's would be a step backwards. You'd lose some of the lows for sure. There is no way that box goes very low, not from what I heard anyhow. While I trust RCF and FBT numbers, dB seems to fudge theres. And remember, you are looking at calculated max SPL figures.

I'd go with the new lighter 15" RCF sub at 75lbs: http://www.rcfaudio.ro/art-905-as.php
Or the 65lb, 12 inch model: http://www.rcfaudio.ro/art-902-as.php

The 12 inch claims to have the same output as the 705, you just lose a bit of lows as it is rated to 45 as opposed to 40Hz. The 902 is rated at -3dB at 45Hz, I think the 705 is actually -5dB at 40Hz so it may be comparable. You'd better confirm that though...
 
I think OU812 here has DB Tech Subs and tops from speaking with him he isnt completely happy with the subs. He can explain it more indepth.
 
Haha The KV was the one that maxxed out. I think your the one with the memory concerns. They make pills for that.:sqwink:
 
Ok pal DB rattles but after the demo we were talking about the QSC and the guy who blew em up at a gig and the ones you heard at an outdoor venue also rattling. Or was that also DB?
 
I have a pair of DB Sub 15s, and have had a couple issues....

1. One arrived damaged, but was quickly replaced, by RMC Audio (great service there...ask for Eric if you dont already have a vendor or use a forum sponsor)
2. One after about a dozen hard uses started rattling badly. I took it apart and the baffle that the woofer sits in was coming apart from the rest of the enclosure. I glued in reinforcement plywood, glued it, and screwed it back together. I actually did that to both subs, so they wont come apart. They sound better now than new, and they kick out the jams pretty well. The amp has never shut down on me, and they do ok for 15s, and in the price range.
 
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Yes, the SB2A can power the SB122, or it has an internal active crossover and can power the ZX1 top. I don't know how they would compare to the 705AS personally. I have not heard the two side by side.

Ben
 
A plastic single 12" sub is not going to be able to compete with a 15" Baltic Birch sub, uh-uh, no way, I doubt that even two would! With that being said, what about keeping your tops and adding a single SB2A active sub: http://www.electrovoice.com/products/528.html along with it's slave brother the SB122??? That should do you for most of your weddings. I know you rent the 800P's for larger events. I guess you'd have to add a crossover with the little EV subs though... Ben would know.
 
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